World Closes Borders, Restricts Travel to Contain Coronavirus Spread

Countries around the world on Saturday continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict large gatherings.
World Closes Borders, Restricts Travel to Contain Coronavirus Spread
A woman shows the peace hand sign as she and her companion cautiously travel through Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on March 12, 2020. Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images
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Countries around the world on Saturday continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict large gatherings in efforts to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.

Apple Inc said it will close all its retail stores worldwide, outside Greater China, until March 27. Apple reopened all 42 of its branded stores in China on Friday as the spread of the virus on mainland China slowed dramatically.